for elementary school teachers of chicago history
What is “maritime”? Understanding the Latin root “mar-“ or a searching into any dictionary will tell you that “maritime” means “a connection to the sea”. As we know in Chicago, our “seas” are Lake Michigan, The Chicago River, canals,creeks and at one time, a huge swamp. These bodies of water, large and small,are responsible for creating our beautiful city of Chicago.
“How?” your students might ask. Answering this question for our future Chicagoans is the goal of the Chicago Maritime Museum. The museum,opened in 2016, is home to artifacts, documents, photographs, tapes, films, and books all waiting to be utilized by Chicago’s youth in their discovery of Chicago’s “maritime” past.
In the following guide you will find a short summary of information to help you guide your students through the lesson, followed by a lesson plan and additional sources of information you may wish to use with your students prior to visiting the Chicago Maritime Museum. Each lesson uses a type of inquiry-based learning which meets Illinois Learning Standards for Social Studies. The final lesson is meant to leave your students in suspense until their visit.
The Museum encourages you to bring your students for a day of“maritime” discovery and is proud to present to you the following lessons and information to make your students’ visit a valuable and interesting one. In addition to the exhibits at the museum, you and your students will discover learning stations for teaching flotation and ballast & stability, friction (as with knots), leverage as in block and tackles used to simplify tasks such as raising sails, and boat propulsion, be it paddles, wind or engines.
The School Visits section is to facilitate scheduling your visit
“How?” your students might ask. Answering this question for our future Chicagoans is the goal of the Chicago Maritime Museum. The museum,opened in 2016, is home to artifacts, documents, photographs, tapes, films, and books all waiting to be utilized by Chicago’s youth in their discovery of Chicago’s “maritime” past.
In the following guide you will find a short summary of information to help you guide your students through the lesson, followed by a lesson plan and additional sources of information you may wish to use with your students prior to visiting the Chicago Maritime Museum. Each lesson uses a type of inquiry-based learning which meets Illinois Learning Standards for Social Studies. The final lesson is meant to leave your students in suspense until their visit.
The Museum encourages you to bring your students for a day of“maritime” discovery and is proud to present to you the following lessons and information to make your students’ visit a valuable and interesting one. In addition to the exhibits at the museum, you and your students will discover learning stations for teaching flotation and ballast & stability, friction (as with knots), leverage as in block and tackles used to simplify tasks such as raising sails, and boat propulsion, be it paddles, wind or engines.
The School Visits section is to facilitate scheduling your visit
